Organizations, Newspapers, Blogs, Podcasts

•  American Principles Project, American Principles Project is the premier national organization engaging directly in campaigns and advocacy on behalf of the family.

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• Back Room Access” A POLITICAL PODCAST Hosted by Jeff Cason, Anyone who thought State Rep. Jeff Cason (R-Bedford) was going to fade away after the establishment Republican leadership drew him out of a GOP-leaning seat and into a heavily Democrat seat weren’t thinking right. Cason has launched a podcast called “Back Room Access” in which he’s spilling the beans on the how the Texas Legislature really works. Katy Drollinger writes about his podcast’s most recent episode, in which Cason describes the machinations employed by a Republican senator and Big Tech to stop an effort that could have limited the availability of internet porn in Texas. A POLITICAL PODCAST Hosted by Jeff Cason

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• The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, Protecting the Public's Right to Know. They assist individual citizens, journalists, and government officials through educational seminars, an annual conference, and a speaker bureau. They also file briefs in important legal cases addressing open government and freedom of speech and press. The Foundation’s FOI Hotline connects Texans with volunteer attorneys who explain open government laws. Their Light of Day project teaches college students how to use public records in their reporting. They are a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.

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• Honest Austin, Honest Austin is a locally owned, independent media startup based in Austin, Texas. Are you conservative or liberal? Sometimes it’s better to just let the facts of a story speak for themselves and not editorialize about them. That’s often what you’ll see in the articles that we publish. But if we had to pick a place on the political spectrum where we fit best, you’d probably find us somewhere in the center or center-right. That means, for example, that you probably won’t find articles here raving about how all taxation is illegitimate, but you would see critical reporting about how tax dollars are being used and what the tax burden means for individuals and businesses.   

  • Texapedia, Texapedia is the most reliable, comprehensive, up-to-date encyclopedia of government and civics in the State of Texas. Explore more than 130 articles about the good, the bad, and the beautiful of the state’s laws, institutions, and traditions.  ​

• No Left Turn in Education A future education where appreciation of American founding principles is fostered, family values are preserved, and every individual can pursue truth, virtue, beauty, and excellence.

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• Parker County Campaign Finances 

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• Tax Foundation The Tax Foundation is the nation’s leading independent tax policy nonprofit. Since 1937, our principled research, insightful analysis, and engaged experts have informed smarter tax policy at the federal, state, and global levels. For over 80 years, our goal has remained the same: to improve lives through tax policies that lead to greater economic growth and opportunity.  

  • Facts and Figures, How does your state compare? 2022  ​

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• Texas Eagle Forum  Progress Through Preservation of Traditional Values

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• Texas Secretary of State, SOS

  • Texas SOS > About the Elections Division  (Index) 

  • Texas SOS > Candidate’s Guide to Nomination and General Election for 2022  

 

• Texas Scorecard Someone is always keeping score. We think it ought to the the citizens. Subscribe to daily blog.

  • Texas Scorecard > Decision Texas, Coverage of Texas’ 2022 elections designed to ensure citizens have the facts they need to make informed decisions for the future of the Lone Star State. ​

 

• Texas Tribune ​ 
  2024 Texas Elections The Texas Tribune is your 2024 elections headquarters. Check back here for everything you need to know — from what’s on the ballot to post-election analysis. Find the latest coverage and resources, and be sure to join us in person or online for our election-related events.

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• Texas Public Policy Foundation   The Foundation’s mission is to promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas and the nation by educating and affecting policymakers and the Texas public policy debate with academically sound research and outreach. The Texas Public Policy Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit,non-partisan research institute. Funded by thousands of individuals, foundations, and corporations, the Foundation does not accept government funds or contributions to influence the outcomes of its research.

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• Texans for Fiscal Responsibility

  • Texans for Fiscal Responsibility is an independent educational non-profit organization seeking to illuminate the actions of government, educate and equip citizens to effectively advocate for pro-taxpayer reforms, and hold lawmakers accountable for their actions. 

  • FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY INDEX The Fiscal Responsibility Index is a measurement of how lawmakers perform on size and role of government issues. The Index uses exemplar votes on core budget and free enterprise issues that demonstrate legislators’ governing philosophy. The public — including lawmakers — are notified in advance of TFR’s position on the issues to be rated, and prior to votes taken on the floor.

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• Texans for Lawsuit Reform 

  • Why Is TLR Funding the Opposition?  Democrats and liberal trial lawyers benefiting from the establishment push of a GOP business group founded on “lawsuit reform.” Texas Scorecard 28 February 2022 Established to combat trial lawyers who were making Texas’ business climate unsustainable, Texans for Lawsuit Reform won their issue… and have stuck around to become one of the biggest spenders in Texas elections. Yet today, TLR’s massive war chest is often spent opposing conservatives, working against Republican issues, and enabling Democrats – all under the guise of being “pro-business” and in support of Austin’s crony political establishment. 

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• The Texan

  • The Texan, a statewide political news organization, was founded in 2019 by former state Senator Konni Burton and is based in Austin, Texas. Dedicated to providing readers with fact-based news regarding issues, policies, elected officials, and campaigns, The Texan is the alternative to the narratives and spin that are so pervasive in news media today. The Texan has no advertisers and is not donor-funded. We rely on subscriptions, which means we are accountable to our readers and no one else. When you subscribe to The Texan, you receive quality content that prioritizes what is important to you and incentivizes us to focus on the interests of everyday Texans.

  • The Texan > Texas Partisan Index The Texan’s Texas Partisan Index (TPI) analyzes the political leanings of districts in Texas based on results from statewide elections in 2016 and 2018. 

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• ​Transparency USA > Texas  At Transparency USA, our mission is to provide clear, accurate, easy-to-understand information about the money in state politics.

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• The True Texas Project In the spirit of the original Texians who valiantly defended their families, their lands, and their liberties, True Texas Project exists to educate and motivate citizen engagement in all levels of government. "At no time, ever, this side of heaven, is our job done. As I tell my government students, 'There is always someone trying to steal your freedom.'" 

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